Spontaneous resolution of cryptogenic organizing pneumonia in pediatrics: A case report

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• 作者：S. Abi-Khalil^a ; ^{aksamer@hotmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; N. Fadel^a ; L. Menassa-Moussa^a ; P.H. Torbey^b ; S. Haddad-Zebouni^a
• 刊名：Archives de Pediatrie
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：May 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：23
• 期：5
• 页码：519-522
• 全文大小：1004 K

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Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (COP) is a rare entity in childhood, particularly in previously healthy children. Moreover, the spontaneous remission of the disease is exceptional. We report on the case of a previously healthy 10-year-old girl who consulted her doctor for a 2-month history of mild pyrexia, fatigue, weight loss, and exertional dyspnea with no response to amoxicillin. A chest CT revealed bilateral, asymmetrical peribronchovascular consolidation areas predominating in the lower lobes and imaging features of COP. The bronchoalveolar lavage and the biological findings were negative. On follow-up, the girl showed clinical and radiological remission of the disease with no treatment. Our report describes an extremely rare case of spontaneously resolving COP in a child, the diagnosis being made based on the imaging pattern.